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David Cameron has launched a new initiative – a start-up loan scheme to help young people in the UK set up a business. The £82m scheme will mean people aged between 18 – 24 years old can apply for a loan of around £2, 500….

Research in Motion (RIM), the company responsible for the Blackberry brand, has announced they have made financial losses which could lead to job cuts. Competition from other Smartphone brands like the Apple iPhone has led to the company struggling financially and their popularity is dwindling….

A recent report and research by the BBC indicates that there is still a growing demand for women in high profile jobs in the UK. Research carried out by the BBC news show found that – of the UK’s 100 largest listed companies – only…

Computer firm Hewlett-Packard are set to cut 27,000 jobs world wide in the next two years. The job cuts, set to be in force by 2014, are expected to save the company over £2bn. The developments are thought to be a reaction to competition from…

Some MPs have questioned the benefit of apprenticeships across the UK, a report on the BBC website reveals. According to the Committee of Public Accounts recent apprenticeships are of ‘no real benefit’. More than 450,000 apprenticeships were created in the UK last year however the…

160,000 Vauxhall Astra cars are expected to be built during the next few years which will add thousands of jobs to the UK economy. Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port Plan will see jobs added to the supply chain sector and a further 700 jobs created. The plant…

It was reported last week that card retailer Clinton Cards is going into administration. It has now been reported that the chain will start to make store closures – with 350 stores set to be axed. Administrators Zolfo Cooper confirmed the planned store closures, which…

The Office for National Statistics has revealed that unemployment in the UK has fallen by 45,000. The figures show a drop in unemployment between January and March and is now at 2.63 million. The number of people claiming jobseekers allowance also dropped to 1.59 million.

According to a recent report by Sky News, 60,000 health care jobs could be at risk in the future. The Royal College of Nursing Study have hinted that community care is in trouble following healthcare reforms. Nurses are currently stretched with duties and are, according…